Professional Wrestling, the Myth, the Mat, and American Popular Culture
Author:   Marc Leverette
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Volume:   No. 2
ISBN:  

9780773466258


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   December 2003
Format:   Hardback
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This work aims to provide answers as to why wrestling is so popular, and shows the symbolic functions of wrestling as an act of social meaning. Through analyses of past matches and storylines, it is shown that wrestling acts as myth in the same way that other genres such as westerns have done.

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Author:   Marc Leverette
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Volume:   No. 2
ISBN:  

9780773466258


ISBN 10:   0773466258
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   December 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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